Doctor Henry Morgan may be immortal but his TV show isn’t. ABC has cancelled the Forever TV series after one season of 22 episodes.
On the Forever TV show, New York City’s star medical examiner (Ioan Gruffudd) can ascertain things that most can not because of his vast experience — he’s been alive for 200 years but can’t figure out the how or the why. The rest of the cast includes Alana de la Garza, Lorraine Toussaint, Donnie Keshawarz, Joel David Moore, and Judd Hirsch.
The series debuted last September to a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.26 million viewers. The ratings grew for episode two but they started falling after that.
Though the Forever series had some very passionate fans, that devotion didn’t translate into positive ratings. The numbers were pretty poor for much of the season and the show ended up averaging a 1.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.93 million viewers.
As a result, ABC has decided against ordering a second season of Forever. The last episode aired earlier this week and unfortunately left viewers with lots of unanswered questions.
What do you think? Did you like the Forever TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season? Why do you think it didn’t catch on with a larger audience?
Still angry about this. Galavant gets to come back and this doesn’t????
This was a great show! Your demographic audience should be older, 49-60! Not everyone wants to watch mindless unfunny shows about sex with the same subplot every week. After all, we’ve already seen that with Three’s Company in the 80’s. I concur with some of my fellow Forever fans. I, too watched via the internet. I want to be able to watch when it’s convenient for me. Nothing but garbage gets to stay. It’s a shame really because some of us out here in the real world like to use our brains.
Furious!!! I look forward to this show every week! Perhaps, if ABC had advertised a little more, it would have found it’s niche. I truly hope someone picks it up! Such a great plot with truly amazing actors!!!
I just don’t get it !!! This is not the first show that a network has cancelled without an end. This is getting ridiculous. I’m not that excited to start another show for fear that one will leave me hanging. Come on you guys get it together. Forever is one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time, but yet again you want to leave a lot of people with no end. I am 66 years old and have been watching television for many of those years. Maybe it’s time to go back to Family time and forget… Read more »
ABC never gets it right! Forever is the best show on regular tv in a long time! It’s not right to leave viewers hanging! Bring it back! Your age demographics should be 49 to 60. Put it on at 9pm!!
One of the BEST shows on TV. I am tired of violent shows or shows where the good people never win. This show is a mystery, which is great. I love the actors, the design of the show, and the story plots. Keep this show on. I like using my brain. I watch it On-Demand, and I am sure a lot of people do. Add our votes to the ratings. Notify me when this show goes back on the air for another season.
I am a writer and found Forever to be such a good show. Even Hollywood is making a similar movie with Blake Lively, so people must be interested in the plot. Why do they keep shows that have no story on? Please reconsider. The cast was also very good. Why can’t another network pick the show up?
I understand that it is based upon ratings, but most people I know now days don’t watch tv. I watched forever via internet. So did you count me?”
I bet they didn’t count the people that watch it internationally either.
We always taped the show “forever” to watch later because it came on so late and we had to get up at 4:30 am for work. I have really enjoyed this show I sure wish you would bring it back but at on earlier time.
Maybe CBS will pick it up. It was a great show. We enjoyed it and there are not many good shows left.
I am really disappointed that the show Forever has been cancelled. Please bring it back.
PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love this show. Please bring it back!!
I’m really upset that another intelligent, well acted show has not been given a chance at a 2nd season. Obviously the time slot must have been the issue. I sincerely hope they try and sell the show elsewhere on cable or to Netflix or Hulu. I want to know what happens with Henry, Jo, Abe and the rest of the cast. Terrible mistake ABC!
I loved Forever and it was the only ABC show I watched so good bye abc
For once a decent show and this is how it’s treated! Bring back Forever series great actors great fresh ideas bring it back! !!!